Improvement in under-garments



A. A. DANZIG. Under Garment.

No. 202,001. Patented April 2,1878.

monuzvsi PETERS, PNOTO-iJ THOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON, DC.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ABRAM A. DANZIG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN UNDER-GARMENTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 202,00 1, dated April2, 1878; application filed February 25, 1878.

I To all whom it may concern:

the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new andImproved Under- Garment for Ladies; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in the class of ladies underwearor under-garments which consists of chemise and drawers combined.

The invention relates particularly to an improved manner of constructingthe garment, and to certain attachments therefor, as hereinafterdescribed, and as shown in accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 is a front view, and Fig. 2 a rearview, of my improved garment and its attachments; and Figs. 3, 4, 5 aredetail views.

The garment is mainly cut and made up from two pieces of cloth,AA,wh'ichare united at two points only-namely, at the lower part a of the body,and at the top of the back-by a scam, I). The legs have inner scams 0.'The garment is closed in front by buttoning, but is entirely open onthe under side and back from a point, at, around to the shoulder or backscam I). The front edges of the parts A A have broad hems, and arelapped and sewed together at the point a. It is desirable the length orspace for which the parts A A are permanently connected in front shallbe as short, and yet that the means of connection shall be as strong, aspossible consistent with a proper and economical construction of thegarment. This result I effect by the location and mode of connectionadopted, as shown at a.

It will be seen that I dispense with all ordinary seams, save the one bywhich I unite the two parts of the garment in the back.

A belt, B, having flaps d, slides in loops stitched to the middle orwaist portion of the garment. The flaps serve for attachment of stringsor straps (not shown) for supporting a diaper, when required; and hencethe weight of the latter is sustained from the shoulders, instead ofbeing, as usual, supported by a string encircling the waist. By thismeans both health and comfort are promoted.

I attach pockets or pouches O to the breast or top front portion of thegarment, for the purpose of holding bosom-pads. These pockets areimportant to the dress, since they prevent the pads moving or beingmisplaced by motion of the body. The lower end 0 of the pockets is freeor unattached, to allow freedom of fold or adjustment to the fulness ofthe chemise. The top portion of the pockets is attached by a button, t,or analogous fastening, to permit the convenient insertion and removalof the pads, and to secure them in the pocket When placed therein.

The garment, as a whole, secures economy and promotes the convenience,comfort, and health of the wearer.

I denominate the garment chemise drawers.

I am aware garments having more or less similarity to mine form thesubjects of Patents No. 83,447 and N 0. 166,190; but I claim 110thingtherein shown; nor do I claim, broadly, pockets for holding detachablepads; but

What I claim is 1. The improved under-garment herein described, the samebeing formed of the two parts A A, united at two points-namely, infront, at the lower portion a of the body of the garment where thehemmed edges are lapped and stitched together, and at the backby asingle shoulder-seam, b, the part above the point a being adapted to beclosed by buttoning, and the part between points a and b left open, allconstructed and arranged as shown and described, for the purposespecified.

2. In combination with an under-body-garment, constructed substantiallyas described, and having loops at the waist, the belt provided withflaps, as and for the purpose speci- 3. In combination with theunder-garment, the pad-pockets, attached at the sides thereof, andunattached at top and bottom, as and for the purpose specified.

ABRAM A. DANZIG.

Witnesses:

BYRON A. COHEN, J OSEPH KALY.

